REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



To THE Members of the 



Worcester County Horticultural Society. 



The Library has been open nearly every day the past year, 

 proving a convenience for those who wish to consult the books 

 and having only a limited time. The interest shown among the 

 3'ounger members for books on birds has been supplied by the 

 addition of several. 



The following Books, Periodicals, Papers and Bulletins have 

 been added to the Library during the year : — 



United States Department of Agriculture : Library Bulletin. Ac- 

 cessions to the Library from July 1, 1897, to June 30, 1898. 



Catalogue of the Publications for sale by the Superintendent of 

 Documents, corrected to Oct. 1, 1897. 



Library Bulletin : Reference list of publications relating to edible 

 and poisonous mushrooms, compiled by Josephine A. Clark, Assist- 

 ant Librarian, 1898. 



Bulletin: Some common birds, in their relation to Agriculture. 

 F. E. Beal, 1897. 



Bulletins: Twenty-two numbers, 1897, from Hon. Joseph H. 

 Walker. 



United States Civil Service Commission. Report, July, 1896, to 

 June, 1897. 



United States Department of Pomology. Catalogue of Fruits, 

 recommended by the American Pomological Society, 1897. 



Field Columbian Museum. Re[iort of the Director for 1S96 and 

 1897. 



Botanical Series. Part 4, Vol. 1. 



Lake Mohawk Conference on International Arbitration. Fourth 

 Annual Meeting Report. 



